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Terry Pinnell
This may have no direct connection to XP. But I'm hoping to get some
insight into possible causes to explore please. Maybe from a
programmer. Or perhaps a pointer to a more appropriate specialised
group.
I have for years used a keyboard macro program, (called Stiletto, now
obsolete and unsupported), which lets me enter commonly used text with
a hotkey. I use it widely when opening and saving files, to go to
specific folders. For example, typing '=ma' (without the quotes) in
any application's File Open dialog enters 'D:\Docs\My Pictures\Maps'.
(The '=' character is a user-chosen prefix; it could be anything I
like. Changing it doesn't solve the problem.)
Recently something very odd has started happening, and after much
research I've still not isolated the cause. The *first* time I enter
say '=ma', nothing happens. But if I backspace or delete and re-enter
it, the keyboard macro works as usual. While the dialog remains open,
further hotkey entries all work OK. It's just that very *first* one
that fails. The whole of it needs to be re-typed; not just the 'a' or
the 'm' but the '=' too.
The most likely area to me seems Windows XP Explorer, but I'm not
getting any further. Any ideas anyone?
insight into possible causes to explore please. Maybe from a
programmer. Or perhaps a pointer to a more appropriate specialised
group.
I have for years used a keyboard macro program, (called Stiletto, now
obsolete and unsupported), which lets me enter commonly used text with
a hotkey. I use it widely when opening and saving files, to go to
specific folders. For example, typing '=ma' (without the quotes) in
any application's File Open dialog enters 'D:\Docs\My Pictures\Maps'.
(The '=' character is a user-chosen prefix; it could be anything I
like. Changing it doesn't solve the problem.)
Recently something very odd has started happening, and after much
research I've still not isolated the cause. The *first* time I enter
say '=ma', nothing happens. But if I backspace or delete and re-enter
it, the keyboard macro works as usual. While the dialog remains open,
further hotkey entries all work OK. It's just that very *first* one
that fails. The whole of it needs to be re-typed; not just the 'a' or
the 'm' but the '=' too.
The most likely area to me seems Windows XP Explorer, but I'm not
getting any further. Any ideas anyone?